Cristiano Ronaldo is thinking about himself with his desire to leave Manchester United, says former Red Devils team-mate Louis Saha.
The Portugal international has reportedly asked to leave Old Trafford for a club who are playing in the Champions League.
United cannot offer him football at that level after the team only finished sixth in last season s Premier League.
Ronaldo finished as top scorer in his first season back at United with 24 goals in all competitions, but he was absent from pre-season trips to Thailand and Australia and only returned to action in Sunday s 1-1 friendly draw with Rayo Vallecano.
Even that was not without controversy as Ronaldo, who started the game but made way for Amad Diallo at half-time, was pictured leaving Old Trafford while the second half was ongoing.
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Saha played with Ronaldo during the 37-year-old s first spell at the club, and believes his former colleague needs to look at the wider picture.
In some way, from Cristiano Ronaldo s point of view it s a bit unrealistic to ask now a club of this size to adapt to him and his dream, Saha told Sky Bet in quotes reported by several British newspapers.
I m not Cristiano but as someone who seems to be a supporter of Manchester United, I have felt like he hasn t shown completely enough of that, he is thinking about himself.
I am not going to judge him because he is an immense player and I m not in his position, but I would have loved him to stay because he s a terrific player.
No one can judge his actions at this moment because it s his own career.
Despite Ronaldo s reported desire to leave, a number of European giants have distanced themselves from signing him, with clubs such as Chelsea and Bayern Munich seemingly not interested in signing the 37-year-old.
It remains to be seen whether he will still be a United player when they open their Premier League campaign against Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday, as they attempt to bounce back from a season where they achieved their lowest ever Premier League points total of 58.
